Fitbit/ Garmin or Apple watch

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I accidentally put my Fitbit in the washing machine so I need a new one. DH has a Garmin which is very fancy and seems to have a great battery life so thought I’d explore my options.

I don’t need anything fancy in reality. I’d prefer it was fairly small in size. It simply needs to give step count, heart rate, sleep analysis would be handy.

What does everyone have and do you recommend?

I'm the same in that I have a really nice watch which I wear all the time, and liked the smaller Fitbits as they are more discreet and the straps can be changed to something resembling a bracelet.

However, I'm on my third Fitbit and have vowed never to buy another one. The screen on the first one cracked (it was one where you had to tap to wake it up) - it was a few days out of warranty but I managed to get Fitbit to replace it FOC.

The replacement lasted about 18 months but then the battery life deteriorated.

I'm now on the Charge 5 which I loved to start with - again, just after the warranty expired, it stopped receiving text and phone call notifications and I have tried everything to get them back but no luck; it claims to be waterproof but lots of users have reported issues so I wouldn't risk it; it doesn't always "wake up" when I move my arm. It's now about 18 months old and the battery life is crap. Recently it recorded that I had been for a swim when I had not (I hadn't even got caught in the rain)!

As others have said, the new app is horrible, not very intuitive and it sometimes takes 3-4 attempts for it to sync properly.

Unfortunately, the other devices such as Garmin and Apple are just too big for my wrists and look ridiculous.